Integrative health : a holistic approach for health professionals / Cyndie Koopsen and Caroline Young.
By: Koopsen, Cyndie [author.]
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Contributor(s): Young, Caroline, MPH.
Material type: 
BookPublisher: Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2009Description: xxiv, 359 p. ; 23 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 9780763757618 (pbk.); 0763757616 (pbk.).Subject(s): Integrative medicine | Holistic medicineDDC classification: 613 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 613 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00163592 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Integrative Health: A Holistic Approach for Health Professionals serves as a comprehensive resource on integrative health modalities. Perfect for both health care professionals and as a textbook for students, this text explores the discipline of integrative health care as a person-centered and person-empowering approach to health care, combining treatments from conventional medicine and clinically proven complementary and alternative medicine to address the body, mind, and spirit, as well as the environment and relationships with others.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Holistic stress management -- Health and the human spirit -- Energy healing -- Healing elements of meditation -- Place and space : healing environments -- Traditional Chinese medicine : an ancient approach to healing -- Ayurvedic medicine : ancient foundations of health care -- Humor and health -- Music therapy and sound healing -- Integrative nutrition -- Therapeutic massage and bodywork healing therapies -- Healing effects of physical activity and movement.
CIT Module SPRT 7031 - Core reading
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Preface (p. xiii)
- Introduction (p. xv)
- The Roots of Conventional Medicine (p. xvi)
- Concepts of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (p. xviii)
- The Move Toward Integrative Health Care (p. xx)
- About the Authors (p. xxiii)
- Chapter 1 Holistic Stress Management (p. 1)
- Learning Objectives (p. 1)
- Introduction (p. 1)
- Origins and Definitions of Stress (p. 2)
- The Body's Reaction to Stress (p. 3)
- Physiology of Stress (p. 6)
- Effective Stress Management Techniques (p. 10)
- Key Concepts (p. 27)
- Questions for Reflection (p. 27)
- References (p. 27)
- Chapter 2 Health and the Human Spirit (p. 31)
- Learning Objectives (p. 31)
- Introduction (p. 31)
- Spirituality Defined (p. 32)
- Theories of Spirituality (p. 34)
- Spirituality and the Healing Process (p. 37)
- Culture and the Healing Process (p. 40)
- Spirituality, Religion, and Health Conditions (p. 41)
- Spiritual Rituals (p. 42)
- Spirituality and the Aging Population (p. 47)
- Spirituality and the Healthcare System (p. 49)
- Spiritual Care Providers (p. 51)
- Spiritual Assessment and Interventions (p. 54)
- Key Concepts (p. 56)
- Questions for Reflection (p. 56)
- References (p. 57)
- Chapter 3 Energy Healing (p. 61)
- Learning Objectives (p. 61)
- Introduction (p. 61)
- What Is Energy? (p. 62)
- Energy Healing Defined (p. 72)
- Types of Energy Healing (p. 74)
- Key Concepts (p. 78)
- Questions for Reflection (p. 78)
- References (p. 79)
- Chapter 4 Healing Elements of Meditation (p. 81)
- Learning Objectives (p. 81)
- Introduction (p. 81)
- The Practice of Meditation (p. 82)
- Meditation Types by Tradition (p. 82)
- Meditation Techniques (p. 89)
- Health Benefits of Meditation (p. 97)
- Key Concepts (p. 98)
- Questions for Reflection (p. 98)
- References (p. 99)
- Chapter 5 Place and Space: Healing Environments (p. 101)
- Learning Objectives (p. 101)
- Introduction (p. 101)
- What Is a Healing Environment? (p. 102)
- Creating a Healing Environment (p. 110)
- Children and Healing Environments (p. 129)
- Communication and Education (p. 131)
- The Healthcare Provider as a Healing Environment (p. 131)
- The Future of Healing Environments (p. 133)
- Key Concepts (p. 133)
- Questions for Reflection (p. 134)
- References (p. 134)
- Chapter 6 Traditional Chinese Medicine: An Ancient Approach to Healing (p. 137)
- Learning Objectives (p. 137)
- Introduction (p. 137)
- Differences Between TCM and Western Medicine (p. 138)
- Basic Concepts of TCM (p. 139)
- Causes of Disharmony (p. 147)
- Diagnostic Techniques (p. 149)
- Treatment Methods (p. 151)
- Key Concepts (p. 164)
- Questions for Reflection (p. 164)
- References (p. 164)
- Chapter 7 Ayurvedic Medicine: Ancient Foundations of Health Care (p. 167)
- Learning Objectives (p. 167)
- Introduction (p. 167)
- What Is Ayurveda? (p. 168)
- The Principles of Ayurveda (p. 171)
- Causes of Disease (p. 188)
- Stages of Disease (p. 190)
- Diagnostic Techniques (p. 191)
- Ayurvedic Treatments (p. 192)
- Ayurvedic Practitioners in the United States (p. 201)
- Key Concepts (p. 203)
- Questions for Reflection (p. 204)
- References (p. 204)
- Chapter 8 Humor and Health (p. 205)
- Learning Objectives (p. 205)
- Introduction (p. 205)
- An Overview of Humor (p. 207)
- Theories of Humor (p. 216)
- Myths about Humor and Laughter (p. 220)
- Effects of Humor and Laughter (p. 221)
- Humor in Health Care (p. 227)
- Key Concepts (p. 236)
- Questions for Reflection (p. 236)
- References (p. 237)
- Chapter 9 Music Therapy and Sound Healing (p. 239)
- Learning Objectives (p. 239)
- Introduction (p. 239)
- Healing with Sound and Music (p. 240)
- Music Therapy Goals (p. 248)
- Music Therapy Interventions (p. 249)
- Music Therapy Modalities (p. 252)
- Physiological and Psychological Responses to Music (p. 254)
- Evidence-Based Practice in Music Therapy (p. 256)
- Key Concepts (p. 257)
- Questions for Reflection (p. 257)
- References (p. 257)
- Chapter 10 Integrative Nutrition (p. 261)
- Learning Objectives (p. 261)
- Introduction (p. 261)
- Food and Health (p. 262)
- Dietary Theory (p. 264)
- Diet Types (p. 269)
- Nutraceuticals (p. 273)
- Modern Nutrition Issues (p. 275)
- Spiritual Nutrition (p. 279)
- Herbs and Herbalism (p. 279)
- Key Concerns (p. 291)
- Key Concepts (p. 295)
- Questions for Reflection (p. 295)
- References (p. 296)
- Chapter 11 Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork Healing Therapies (p. 297)
- Learning Objectives (p. 297)
- Introduction (p. 297)
- Cultural Variations in Bodywork (p. 299)
- Bodywork Approach to Awareness and Physical Health (p. 299)
- Therapeutic Massage (p. 299)
- Eastern, Meridian-Based, and Point Therapies (p. 305)
- Energy-Based Therapies (p. 308)
- Emotional Bodywork Therapies (p. 308)
- Manipulative Therapies (p. 309)
- Cautions and Contraindications to Bodywork (p. 312)
- Key Concepts (p. 314)
- Questions for Reflection (p. 314)
- References (p. 314)
- Chapter 12 Healing Effects of Physical Activity and Movement (p. 317)
- Learning Objectives (p. 317)
- Introduction (p. 317)
- The Physiology of Exercise (p. 319)
- Physiological Effects of Exercise on Health (p. 323)
- Psychological Effects of Exercise on Health (p. 326)
- Mechanics of Breathing (p. 327)
- Movement (p. 328)
- Initiating a Fitness Training Program (p. 337)
- Key Concepts (p. 341)
- Questions for Reflection (p. 341)
- References (p. 341)
- Index (p. 343)